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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1913

Page

9

Lee's slim victory marks ward council outcomes in local race

In a tense city election a trio of wards produced tight results as Jesse B. Lee carried Fifth ward by three votes and Orville H. Hall won Third Ward by fifty. Albert Thomson and Albert McDonald led in Fourth and First wards respectively as Wards Two Six Seven Eight Nine and Ten elected officials amid broad campaign attacks by Mayor Woodward. The waterworks manager W. Zode Smith secured a third term without opposition.

Htheridge Lee Woodward Antimwand W. Farlinger Ngajor F. Fe Orville H. Hall R. Jackson Aunciimen Hall Jackson Corneilman Xone Smith W. Zode Smith Smith Water Board Park Woodwa Ocx Nek C. H. Keiley Laldersian Jonn &. McHelland Jesse W. Armix‘ead Fide Wort Camc Y Torin Sunport Council Jesse B. Wood Sixth Ward Wood Cha Erin Tuira C. ©. McDonald Albert Thomson Feampal John & Owens Charles A. Alverson J. N. Renfro Big Vines Orville H. Hall BR. R. Taskaon Hall A. W. Farlinger R.B. George Farlinger Fifth Ward Jesse B. Lee W. M. Etheridge Alderjee Yy Wala CC McDonald Warcea Anibs Brapeitou Hancock John Owens Tunis Toni City Hall Lee Thamks Tus Mr. Fae

Actress Adele Richie Injured In Auto Crash

New York actress Adele Richie wife of Charles N. Bell may be confined to her apartments for two weeks after a collision last night. Her automobile struck a cross town trolley car, shattering the windshield and showering her with glass that cut her face in several places.

New York Cadvin Richie Charles N. Bell

Blackmailer Alleged in Georgia Held by U S Officers

Norman McSwain, a farmer from near Broxton, allegedly attempted to extort J. J. Dorminy with a $1000 demand and a death threat. He was arrested by local authorities, turned over to U S officers, and bound over to superior court after a grand jury hearing was set. Dorminy is brother of E. J. Dorminy, a former Ben Hill legislator.

Dorminy Douglas J. J. Dormines Broxton Norman McSwain Dorminey

TWO AUTOMOBILES HELD UP BY BANDITS IN HACKENSACK

In Hackensack New Jersey on September 10 two highwaymen in broad daylight stopped two autos at pistol point on the Palisades boulevard. they took $54 from Phine Mahon and jewelry from Mrs Mahon while others were searched. The robbers fired at tires, disabling the cars before fleeing into nearby woods.

Mr. Mahon

Mother Arrested for Killing Children in Minneapolis Case

Minneapolis, Sept 4 Mrs. Tia Leckwold was arrested charged with murdering two of her children and admitting to poisoning others with a liquid poison. The husband Ole Cockwold was also arrested amid police statements of multiple deaths dating back to 1905 through 1913.

Minneapolis Minn Tia Leckwold Ole Cockwold Leckwold

Milwaukee Rejects Rule By Commission Charter Vote

Milwaukee voters rejected a proposal for a commission form of government in a special election, with 9 890 in favor and 22 908 against. Officials expect the tally to grow as results from missing precincts are added, following a hard three week campaign by supporters and opponents.

Milwaukee Wis Minneapois

YLIE WEST ATTENDS GOOD ROADS CONGRESS

Wille West, manager of Fire stone Tire and Rubber, leaves for Detroit to attend the American Roads congress. He is sent as a delegate by the Atlantautomobile and Accessory association to assist Mr Hauser of the Atlanta Convention bureau and Mr Winn of the chamber of commerce in securing the 1914 National Roads for Atlanta.

Wille West Firestone, Tire and Rubber Company Detroit Micky American Roads Congress Ir. West Atlantautomobile and Accessory Association Hauser Atlanta

Savage's Little Boy Blue headline stirs debate

A cryptic New York press note references Savage's Little Boy Blue and a controversial reception, suggesting mixed opinions about the work's effect and reception among readers and critics.

Savage Blue

Stars of Stage to Lecture for Atlanta Drama League

Mrs. William C. Spiker, president of the Atlanta Drama League, returns from New York to boost the local branch. She outlines plans for lectures, readings, and study circles with visits from notable stars such as William Faversham, Annie Russell, Minnie Maddern Fiske, Otis Skinner, and others, aiming to popularize refined drama and public participation at the Georgian Terrace.

Stars of Stage Atlanta Drama League William C. Spiker Atlanta Drama League of America New York Spiker Homer George Drama League Wiliam Faversham Annie Russell Minnie Maddern Fiske Benson England Otis Skinner Namora W5i Galsworthy Rutherford and Son John K. Ottley Voysey Linton Hopkins Nan Wil Hindle Carolyn Cobb Meminger Isbon Pete Gynt Brand Miss Dorothy High Franklin Sargen American Academy of Dramatic Art Empire Theater Drama Leagues Ogunquit Boston Gereld League Chicago Warren Boyd Boyd Terrace Georgian Terrace Featue Arst W. G. Spiker W. Memminger Roby Robinson Dudley Cowles Lindsay Hopkins T. B. Felder Albert Howell, Jr Walter Rich Robert Foreman Wade Conklin Thomas Egleston T. Stearne

Wilson urged 10 aid Hebrews in Rumania

New York September 30 A resolution adopted at Cooper Union by the American Rumanian Jewish emancipation committee urges President Wilson to use treaty relations with other nations to relieve Jews oppressed in Romania. A delegation was named to present the views at the Berlin International Congress next January. Speakers included Senator Moses E. Clapp Judge Warren W. Foster and Dr Mauris H. Isenbere.

New York Wilson Rumania Cooper Union Rumanian Jewish Emancipation Committee International Congress Berlin United States Moses FE. Clapp Minnesota Warren W. Foster Court of General Pessions Mauries H. Isenbere Clapp Romania George I Germany Baron Rothschild Paris Walter M. Chandler Theodere Roosevelt William Howard Taft Andrew Carneele Seth Low Harry Olgen Ofllinois Vincent Astor Henry L. Stimson Jacon Schitt

Girls and work as a path to virtue and livelihood

The article argues girls stray when idle and mischief is easy. It advocates teaching dressmaking or a skilled trade to provide a living wage, noting Oriental practices as brutal extremes and urging modern Occidental societies to offer productive work to keep women out of mischief.

Mysern Aramas

Red Tape Ruins Alaska in Forest Service Delays

In southeast Alaska a colliery owner faces a rotting wharf as winter winds threaten to topple it unless quickly propped. With forests under strict reserve rules, the owner must apply to federal officials before felling any timber, risking fines or imprisonment if forced to cut trees without authorization.

Alaska Edgar Allen Forbes Leslie’s Washington Format Service Forest Service

Atlanta Man Named Navy Diplomat for Panama Exposition

Lieutenant Commander Clark Howell Woodward of Atlanta has been designated by Secretary Daniels to serve as side to President Moore at the Panama-Pacific exposition. He will lead a Mediterranean cruise in November December and meet naval officials in Rome and Paris to coordinate exhibition participation and ship anchorage. Woodward is the son of Park Woodward, longtime manager of Atlanta city waterworks, and is lauded by his father and Senator Hoke Smith for this high honor.

Washington Hoke Smith Secretary of Navy Daniels Clark Howell Woodward Atlanta Moore Woodward Sellers Battlesnan Rome Paris Maore San Francisco United States Navy Clark Woodward Park Woodward Atlanta City

The Panama Canal Sanitation Drive and Toll of Deaths

William C. Gorgas led the sanitation effort on the Isthmus before American occupation, cutting the death rate from 49.94 to 21.18 per 1000. From 1904 to 1913 the program battled yellow fever, plague, and other diseases while expelling violence from the workforce.

Panama Canal Wiliam R. Scott Leslie Panama William C. Gorgas Army Medical Corps Roosevelt Canal Zone Colon Bas Obispo Department of Sanitation

Oyster Definition Sparks Student Answer

A teacher prompts the class about an oyster. Tommy raises his hand and triumphantly declares an oyster is a finh built like any, sparking momentary quiet before the class reacts.

Tommy

No Roads For Autoists Declares Congressmen in Speech

Detroit notes United States Representative Dorsey W. Shackelford, chairman of the house roads committee, opposing touring road advocates. He urges a nationwide general system of business roads to link farms and towns, criticizes local control, and pushes for a federal merit system to ensure road management remains nonpartisan.

Detroit Mich United States Dorsey _W. Shackeford House Committee On Roads American Road Congress Congress Shackelford Ington Great Roads Congress American Automobile Association National Toads Association House Senate

Sea Serpent Attacks Boat Reported Near Vancouver

Officers aboard the Prince Albert recount a second sea serpent sighting near Siidegate by local Indigenous people. The creature, said to be about twenty feet long, reportedly grabbed a canoe before a chief killed it with a hunting knife. The item ends with an unrelated ad for Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Soap.

Cine Vancouver Grand Trunk Parifhc Prince Albert Siidegate

Local ad brags value in unique clothes line

A storefront promotes a budget range of fifteen to twenty five dollars for distinctive clothes. The ad emphasizes that these are not ordinary ready outfits but better quality, guiding shoppers with a small identifying mark as a big clue to quality.

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